JOHNSTON, IOWA (October 13, 2021) — Join Iowa PBS virtually on Tuesday, November 9, 7PM, for a Pop-Up Film Series event featuring Iowa's Wild Weather: Drought. This new program from Iowa PBS examines the struggles Iowans have faced as drought conditions dry up rural life and the opportunities that go along with it.

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 13, 2021) — The Iowa Finance Authority and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources today announced a water tower contest that challenges Iowa communities to show-off their hometown pride in a short video for a chance to win a one-of-a-kind water tower design by Iowa artist Laura Palmer as well as design installation.

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 13, 2021) — The Iowa Attorney General’s Office has signed an agreement with University of Iowa Health Care to develop a comprehensive, statewide opioid treatment program using $3.8 million in settlement funds.

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 13, 2021) – The Iowa Department of Revenue has finalized individual income-tax brackets and individual income-tax standard deduction-amounts for the 2022 tax-year (applicable for taxes due in 2023) and the 2022 interest-rate, which the agency charges for overdue payments.

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DAVENPORT, IOWA (October 13, 2021) — Davenport Community School District was honored with the Iowa Recycling Association's (IRA) Best Sustainability and Education Program award. The award was presented in Cedar Rapids at the annual Iowa Recycling and Solid Waste Management Conference on October 5, 2021.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (October 13, 2021) — Join us on Thursday, October 28, 6:30PM, for an online presentation by Karen Orozco-Gutierrez, the great-granddaughter of local African-American Civil War veteran Milton Howard. Orozco-Gutierrez will discuss her family history research journey as part of the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center's celebration of Family History Month.

CLINTON, IOWA (October 12, 2021) — With an eye on the future and supporting career and technical education training throughout the region, Clinton Community College (CCC), an Eastern Iowa Community Colleges campus, is celebrating the start of construction for the Career and Technical Education Center on Wednesday, October 20, 10AM, 1210 11th Ave S, Clinton, IA.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (October 12, 2021)  Gilda’s Club Quad Cities will host Frankly Speaking About Cancer: Eating Well During Cancer Treatment and For Survivors, a free workshop for people affected by cancer who are interested in learning about nutrition during and after cancer treatment. This workshop will highlight the importance of nutrition during and post treatment and ways to stay healthy.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (October 12, 2021) — Flu vaccines will be available for all Davenport Community School District (DCSD) students and their family members. The Genesis Flu-Free Quad Cities program will be available in the region for the fifteenth year this fall. The community is still working through the COVID-19 pandemic. But seasonal influenza will also return later this fall.

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